Pembroke, GA

Pembroke, the county seat of Bryan County, was incorporated August 23, 1905. The birth of Pembroke is attributable to the construction of the Seaboard Railroad line in the late 1800s. The first resident of the town (which was founded in 1890, although not incorporated until 1905) was the railroad construction foreman who lived in a caboose on the railroad siding. That caboose is present today in the city park downtown.

Named for Pembroke W. Williams, a leading citizen of Bryan County during the 1890s, the city was the leading business and railroad center for the area in the early 20th century. Pembroke became the county seat in 1937 due to a County Referendum moving the county seat from Clyde (a town which no longer exists) to Pembroke, due to Pembroke's banking, business and transportation prominence.

Pembroke was home to the late Jack W. Shuman, a prominent state legislator and businessman in southeast Georgia during the 1960s and 1970s.

The Christmas in Pembroke Festival is held the second Saturday in December and features a parade and sugar cane grinding.

Population (year 2000): 2,379. Estimated population in July 2005: 2,503 (+5.2% change)
Males: 1,143 (48.0%), Females: 1,236 (52.0%)

Bryan County

Zip code: 31321

Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $28,456 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,800 (year 2000)

Races in Pembroke:

Ancestries: United States (12.0%), Irish (8.5%), German (5.1%), English (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%), French (1.1%).

Elevation: 91 feet

Land area: 7.6 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Pembroke

• High school or higher: 63.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
• Unemployed: 8.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pembroke city

• Never married: 24.8%
• Now married: 54.1%
• Separated: 3.1%
• Widowed: 8.1%
• Divorced: 10.0%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +251 (+11.8%).

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